During my Brain Training Weekly Challenge I started to get my brain in shape. Now I’m so incandescently bright (and smug about it) I’m going to show you exactly how I got there. Okay, it’s obviously not that simple, but with life expectancy soaring and pension funds crashing, one thing is for sure: we can...

Half a year ago today my wife and I hit the pause button on our careers, waved goodbye to everything and began our quest for a new lifestyle. For me it also signalled the beginning of My Year In Flux, and today is the half way point in this, my life experiment of a lifetime....

Listen. Stop. Close your eyes, then really listen. Now rinse and repeat for at least 10 minutes every day. I carried out this simple listening exercise for one week, and now I’m in love with listening. Here’s why… Breathing and listening Since investing some time in exploring a little zen breath meditation, inspired by this...

Since arriving in Costa Rica a couple of weeks ago I’ve been struck by the rich array of sounds that greet your ears at all times of day and night. Dawn chorus is more like a dawn disco for the wildlife, locals start noisily at daybreak, and the weather can be thunderously loud. This week,...

Have you ever wanted to just stop? I mean, really stop, set everything aside and just have a breather? In the first two months of My Year In Flux, I expected to steadily recover from the stress of work and London life and emerge a more serene human being. Instead, I’ve racked up several thousand...

This is my year in flux

I'm David Dodd, and this is my life experiment, a year-long attempt to live in flux, discovering new places, skills and experiences without the usual encumbrances that life throws at us.